Tag Archives: Canada Reads 2018

What an amazing day at Canada Reads! Congratulations to Mark Sakamoto whose compelling family story, Forgiveness has been deemed the one book that Canadians should read to open their eyes! The winning book was defended by fashion icon Jeanne Becker … Continue reading →

The third day of the “title fight” left American War and Forgiveness still standing as The Marrow Thieves by Cheri Dimaline, as debated by Jully Black, was a knockout. The fighting and biting was diminished, compared to the previous debate, … Continue reading →

Sadly, I was not in the studio audience for Day 2 and like many Canadians had to listen to the excitement following a busy day at the office. During the day, it was very difficult to avoid the results of … Continue reading →

It was inspiring to be part of the live studio audience of the 17th annual Canada Reads, also known as the “great Canadian book debate” and “the title fight”. It was terrific to meet up with May and with Rainey, a CanadianContent … Continue reading →

Canada Reads is an exciting time of year for CanLit lovers! It combines the passion of literary contests with the excitement and strategy of a game show. Does the best written book win? The most popular book? Perhaps not, books … Continue reading →

Whether or not The Boat People is crowned the 2018 Canada Reads winner, it is a book that opened my eyes and through fiction has informed me about the injustice, racism and experiences of refugees. It is a story that … Continue reading →

The Marrow Thieves is my third read from the Canada Reads 2018 short-list. A fictional story, it that challenges readers to consider the history and fictional future of indigenous people. The reader is introduced to the experiences of residential schools, … Continue reading →

Precious Cargo had been sitting on my shelf since I met Craig Davidson at the Grimsby Author Series in November 2016. I picked it up again when I met Craig at the One Book One Brant Event in April 2017 … Continue reading →

One of the many wonderful things about Canada Reads is that it encourages Canadian’s to read books… books that you might not normally come across, books that make us think, books that we can debate and books that change us! … Continue reading →